Minecraft plugin PvPManager

🔌 About PvPManager

PvPManager is a Minecraft plugin for managing player-versus-player behaviour and combat-related server rules. It combines PvP toggles, combat tagging, combat-log prevention, newbie protection and several kill/respawn behaviours into a single configurable plugin aimed at server administrators.

🎯 Purpose

PvPManager's core purpose is to provide centralized, configurable controls for PvP interactions and combat-related edge cases so server owners can enforce consistent rules (toggle PvP, punish combat logging, protect newcomers, control kill rewards/penalties and manage combat restrictions).

⚙️ Features

• Toggle PvP per-player, per-world, or globally.
• Combat tag system with configurable timers and visual indicators (action bar/boss bar).
• Combat-log prevention with configurable punishments (drop inventory, drop armor/exp, money penalty, kill player, broadcast/log events).
• Newbie protection and respawn/teleport protection.
• Anti border-hopping (prevents fleeing to safe zones while tagged) and anti kill-abuse triggers.
• Disable actions while in combat (fly, gamemode changes, commands, enderpearls, placing blocks, etc.).
• Inventory handling options (keep, drop or transfer drops to killer) and auto-soup support.
• Money rewards/penalties and executable commands on kill.
• Integrations with PlaceholderAPI and support for zone plugins (WorldGuard, Towny) and Citizens; optional integrations for specific behaviours.
• Telemetry and usage reporting via bStats.

🧩 Who It Is For

• Survival and SMP servers that need configurable PvP rules.
• Servers that require combat logging protection and newbie onboarding safety.
• Administrators who want integrated kill/reward rules and simple PvP toggles without multiple separate plugins.

🏗️ Example Use Cases

• Enable newbie protection for first-play sessions and allow PvP only after a configurable time.
• Tag players on combat and prevent them from using teleports, commands or entering safe zones until the tag expires.
• Penalize players who disconnect during combat by dropping inventory or applying a server-defined punishment.
• Automatically reward killers with money or execute custom commands on kill.

⌨️ Commands

Notes: the listed commands are taken from the official plugin documentation and resource page. Permission nodes for each command are documented by the project but are not reproduced here.

⚙️ Installation

📥 Setup

• Download the official plugin JAR from the plugin's distribution page for your platform.
• Place the JAR into the server plugins/ directory on a Spigot/Paper-compatible server.
• Restart the server and check console logs to confirm the plugin loaded.

📦 Dependencies

• PlaceholderAPI (optional integration for placeholders).
• Integrations available for zone and NPC plugins such as WorldGuard, Towny and Citizens (optional, used when present).

🧠 Technical Notes

• Confirmed supported server software includes Spigot and Paper; Folia support is also listed by the project.
• The plugin provides a developer API and publishes dev builds for testing.
• The project publishes source code and issue tracking on its public repository and uses bStats for telemetry.
• Tested Minecraft versions span many releases; server owners should consult the plugin's documentation for exact compatibility with a specific server version.

🤝 When This Plugin Is Useful

PvPManager is useful when you need a single, configurable plugin to handle PvP toggles, combat tagging, combat-log punishment and newbie protection without assembling multiple separate plugins. It centralizes common PvP rules and provides admin commands and integrations to adapt behaviour to different server setups.